British Royal Family Joins Twitter

LONDON — Britain's royal family has extended its kingdom further into cyberspace and joined Twitter _ but don't expect Her Majesty to tweet.

Buckingham Palace, which already has a significant online presence, said Friday that it has set up a Twitter account to alert royal watchers to what's happening with the family.

But that won't result in any re-tweets or trending topics from Queen Elizabeth II or Prince Charles. A palace spokeswoman says the account won't be used to air personal opinions.

The queen launched Buckingham Palace's Web site in 1997. She also has her own YouTube channel.

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[Okieborn]

Yikes !!

[RJII]

old useless bag is still wearing fur.

[euripedes923]

Monty Python were decades ahead of their time.
Finally, we have the undisputed UPPERCRUST TWIT OF THE YEAR!

[HelloooCanada]

haha! dude, you beat me to it - "upper class twitter".

well played.

[Downix]

If anyone wants to know, they're at http://twitter.com/BritishMonarchy

[webweaver]

You caught that, too? It was the "we pwn, you pay" that tipped it off for me.

Huff Post: the link is wrong on the "around the web" list.

[mikeHAWKhertz]

Twitter has jumped the shark.

[Bluejay00234]

Twitter.com/the_welfare_granny

[talkingdog]

WHAT ARE YOU DOING NOW?

QUEEN: Chauncey just wiped me Royal bum.

[Rayme]

Interesting thing to note about the Queen of UK, she is the world's largest landowner, owning one sixth of all the land in the world, worth about $17 Trillion dollars and the UK Taxpayers pay the royal family $41.5 Million Dollars a year. In spite of the Depression, the Queen has asked for a raise.

[Downix]

Um, I hate to break it to you, that "worlds largest landowner" claim is quite false, unless you count "Canada" and "India" as "owned."

[Deja Peterson]

okay, come on. twitter can't be this popular.

[babyboomerorig]

I'm impressed by their internet activities.

Better than the Republicans here.

[HekmabaJuzimax]

Does that mean she's a Twit?

[wm1066]

I have always loved her hats!
and for those anti-fur people, how do you know its not fake fur?

[Halfwit]

The beginning of the end...

[AZ AF VET]

It's appropriate, Twits on Twitter.

[noweknow]

What's that on her head? Polar bear fur?